WoRMS taxon details
Cantherhines pardalis (Rüppell, 1837)
220058 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220058)
accepted
Species
Amanses microlepidotus Gray, 1859 · unaccepted
Amanses pardalis (Rüppell, 1837) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cantherhines melanoides (Ogilby, 1908) · unaccepted
Cantherhines parkalis (Rüppell, 1837) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Cantherines pardalis (Rüppell, 1837) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Hanomanctus bovinus Smith, 1949 · unaccepted
Moancanthus kibikib Montrouzier, 1857 · unaccepted (misspelling of a synonym)
Monacanthus aspersus Hollard, 1854 · unaccepted
Monacanthus brunneus Castelnau, 1873 · unaccepted
Monacanthus fatensis Seale, 1906 · unaccepted
Monacanthus fuliginosus MacLeay, 1883 · unaccepted
Monacanthus houttuyni Bleeker, 1854 · unaccepted
Monacanthus kibikib Montrouzier, 1857 · unaccepted
Monacanthus laevicaudatus Duncker & Mohr, 1929 · unaccepted
Monacanthus melanistius Regan, 1908 · unaccepted
Monacanthus melanuropterus Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted
Monacanthus natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911 · unaccepted
Monacanthus pardalis Rüppell, 1837 · unaccepted
Pseudomonacanthus melanoides Ogilby, 1908 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Monacanthus pardalis Rüppell, 1837) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
Description Occurs on outer reef slopes to depths of 2 to more than 20 m (Ref. 1602). Solitary.
Description Occurs on outer reef slopes to depths of 2 to more than 20 m (Ref. 1602). Solitary. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Cantherhines pardalis (Rüppell, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220058 on 2025-07-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Hanomanctus bovinus Smith, 1949) Smith, J. L. B. (1949). The sea fishes of southern Africa. <em>Central News Agency, Ltd., Cape Town.</em> I-xii + 1-550, Pls. 1-103. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus aspersus Hollard, 1854) Hollard, H. L. G. M. (1854). Monographie de la famille des Balistides. Suite 3. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie) (Sér. 4).</em> v. 2: 321-366, Pls. 12-14. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus brunneus Castelnau, 1873) Castelnau, F. L. (1873). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. Nos. III thru IX [with subtitles, indexed as one work]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> 2: 37-158. [Also as part of a separate, Melbourne, 1872.].
page(s): 108 [details]
original description (of Monacanthus fatensis Seale, 1906) Seale, A. (1906). Fishes of the South Pacific. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 4(1): 1-89, pl. 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7122973 [details]
original description (of Monacanthus fuliginosus MacLeay, 1883) Macleay, W. (1883). Contribution to a knowledge of the fishes of New Guinea.--No. III. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 7 (pt 4): 585-598. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus houttuyni Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Nieuwe tientallen diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Sumatra. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 5 (no. 3): 495-534. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus kibikib Montrouzier, 1857) Montrouzier, X. (1857). Essai sur le faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Ichthyologie. <em>Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2).</em> v. 8 (1856): 417-504. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus laevicaudatus Duncker & Mohr, 1929) Duncker, G.; Mohr, E. (1929). Die Fische der Südsee-Expedition der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Stiftung 1908--1909. 3. Teil. Acanthopteri sens. ampl., Physoclisti malacopterygii, Physostomi, Plagiostomi. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum in Hamburg.</em> 44: 57-84. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus melanuropterus Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Celebes. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 5): 739-782. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus pardalis Rüppell, 1837) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
original description (of Pseudomonacanthus melanoides Ogilby, 1908) Ogilby, J. D. (1908). Descriptions of new Queensland fishes. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland.</em> v. 21: 87-98. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Monacanthus aspersus Hollard, 1854) Hollard, H. L. G. M. (1854). Monographie de la famille des Balistides. Suite 3. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie) (Sér. 4).</em> v. 2: 321-366, Pls. 12-14. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus brunneus Castelnau, 1873) Castelnau, F. L. (1873). Contribution to the ichthyology of Australia. Nos. III thru IX [with subtitles, indexed as one work]. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, Melbourne.</em> 2: 37-158. [Also as part of a separate, Melbourne, 1872.].
page(s): 108 [details]
original description (of Monacanthus fatensis Seale, 1906) Seale, A. (1906). Fishes of the South Pacific. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 4(1): 1-89, pl. 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7122973 [details]
original description (of Monacanthus fuliginosus MacLeay, 1883) Macleay, W. (1883). Contribution to a knowledge of the fishes of New Guinea.--No. III. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> v. 7 (pt 4): 585-598. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus houttuyni Bleeker, 1854) Bleeker, P. (1854). Nieuwe tientallen diagnostische beschrijvingen van nieuwe of weinig bekende vischsoorten van Sumatra. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 5 (no. 3): 495-534. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus kibikib Montrouzier, 1857) Montrouzier, X. (1857). Essai sur le faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Moiou. Ichthyologie. <em>Annales de la Société d'Agriculture, Histoire Naturelle et Arts Utiles de Lyon (sér. 2).</em> v. 8 (1856): 417-504. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus laevicaudatus Duncker & Mohr, 1929) Duncker, G.; Mohr, E. (1929). Die Fische der Südsee-Expedition der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Stiftung 1908--1909. 3. Teil. Acanthopteri sens. ampl., Physoclisti malacopterygii, Physostomi, Plagiostomi. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum in Hamburg.</em> 44: 57-84. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus melanuropterus Bleeker, 1853) Bleeker, P. (1853). Derde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Celebes. <em>Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië.</em> v. 3 (no. 5): 739-782. [details]
original description (of Monacanthus pardalis Rüppell, 1837) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835-1838). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. <em>Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt am Main.</em> i-ii + 1-148, Pls. 1-33. [1835:1-28, Pls. 1-7; 1836:29-52, Pls. 8-14; 1837:53-80, Pls. 15-21; 1838:81-148, Pls. 22-33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. [details]
original description (of Pseudomonacanthus melanoides Ogilby, 1908) Ogilby, J. D. (1908). Descriptions of new Queensland fishes. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland.</em> v. 21: 87-98. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors






Unreviewed
Description Occurs on outer reef slopes to depths of 2 to more than 20 m (Ref. 1602). Solitary. [details]
To Barcode of Life (55 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Monacanthus brunneus Castelnau, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Monacanthus houttuyni Bleeker, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Monacanthus melanistius Regan, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Cantherines pardalis (Rüppell, 1837))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pseudomonacanthus melanoides Ogilby, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus fuliginosus MacLeay, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus fatensis Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus pardalis Rüppell, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus melanuropterus Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus aspersus Hollard, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Monacanthus pardalis Rüppell, 1837)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cantherhines pardalis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus brunneus Castelnau, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Hanomanctus bovinus Smith, 1949)
To FishBase (from synonym Cantherhines melanoides (Ogilby, 1908))
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus aspersus Hollard, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus pardalis Rüppell, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus houttuyni Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus melanuropterus Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus fuliginosus MacLeay, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus fatensis Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus kibikib Montrouzier, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus laevicaudatus Duncker & Mohr, 1929)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus melanistius Regan, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Amanses microlepidotus Gray, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Cantherines pardalis (Rüppell, 1837))
To Fishbase (from synonym Moancanthus kibikib Montrouzier, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudomonacanthus melanoides Ogilby, 1908)
To FishBase images (Cantherhines pardalis, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (78 nucleotides; 105 proteins)
To GenBank (78 nucleotides; 105 proteins) (from synonym Monacanthus pardalis Rüppell, 1837)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cantherhines pardalis FIN030876 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cantherhines pardalis USNM 424656 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Monacanthus brunneus Castelnau, 1873)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Monacanthus houttuyni Bleeker, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Monacanthus melanistius Regan, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Cantherines pardalis (Rüppell, 1837))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pseudomonacanthus melanoides Ogilby, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus fuliginosus MacLeay, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus fatensis Seale, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus pardalis Rüppell, 1837)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus melanuropterus Bleeker, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus aspersus Hollard, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Monacanthus pardalis Rüppell, 1837)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cantherhines pardalis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus brunneus Castelnau, 1873)
To FishBase (from synonym Hanomanctus bovinus Smith, 1949)
To FishBase (from synonym Cantherhines melanoides (Ogilby, 1908))
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus aspersus Hollard, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus natalensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus pardalis Rüppell, 1837)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus houttuyni Bleeker, 1854)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus melanuropterus Bleeker, 1853)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus fuliginosus MacLeay, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus fatensis Seale, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus kibikib Montrouzier, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus laevicaudatus Duncker & Mohr, 1929)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus melanistius Regan, 1908)
To FishBase (from synonym Amanses microlepidotus Gray, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Cantherines pardalis (Rüppell, 1837))
To Fishbase (from synonym Moancanthus kibikib Montrouzier, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudomonacanthus melanoides Ogilby, 1908)
To FishBase images (Cantherhines pardalis, by Randall, J.E.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (78 nucleotides; 105 proteins)
To GenBank (78 nucleotides; 105 proteins) (from synonym Monacanthus pardalis Rüppell, 1837)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cantherhines pardalis FIN030876 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cantherhines pardalis USNM 424656 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS